9. General Grievous
Honestly, what in the name of Bantha fodder is the actual point of General Grievous? It doesnt matter a jot that hes a major influence in the expanded Star Wars universe (The books/games/animations that develop the characters outside of the main films). And lets be blunt about that: anyone who follows the expanded universe has far too much time on their hands, might be a little bit dangerous and should probably reassess their general direction in life. With regards to his impact in the films however, his task appears to be to cough up enough phlegm to infer a 40-a-day Marlboro Lite habit and play hide and seek all the time. His goal is to run away and disappear, probably light a few tabs, then consequently lose whatever stand-off he finds himself in once hes discovered. Despite apparently being trained in the ways of the Force, and looking all fearsome and spidery with a four-lightsaber-at-once scenario, he turns out to be emphatically pathetic at hand-to-hand combat, and splutters his way to a simple death by way of a blaster gun. How he made it to the rank of General is totally perplexing.